There is yet another killing spree at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, with 49 killed and 53 wounded. In recent memory there is Sandy Hook, Isla Vista, Columbine, Charleston Church and Virginia Tech, the Boston Marathon bombings, San Bernardino Inland Regional Center. And it does not end there. We only have to look over our […]
Easing Kid Worries About Our Unpredictable World By Dr. Michele Borba, MicheleBorba.com Terrorism. ISIS. Bombings. Beheadings. War. School shootings. Pedophiles. Cyberbullying. Kidnappings. Global warming. Tsunamis. Earthquakes. Sexual abuse. It’s a scary world out there for us, but how do you think the kids are faring? Let’s face it-we live in frightening, unpredictable times. But if you […]
I didn’t bother answering, for I’m sure he wouldn’t have heard me anyway. He carried one box into the house, all the way to my bedroom where I sat down at my desk and studiously began to ignore him. He finally left, but I don’t know how long he stayed in the living room talking […]
Rodger finished lowering the kitchen cabinets in Ada’s kitchen Friday morning. Adele left him on the porch with Ada as she fed Jonelle in the back bedroom. Ada wiped her hands across her thighs. “I’ve so enjoyed this time with Adele and the baby. You—-you’ve been busy. Like a carpenter wasp.” His laughter exploded from […]
Thug. I have met you before; you are a killer and a thief. You have my friend hostage, yet you will not take any ransom. You do not want my diamonds, rubies, sapphires or gold, not my car keys, my house, or anything of value. You have a stranglehold on her and only want her […]